Today’s podcast is one of four podcasts from our two-thousand ten Northeast Mississippi Economic Forecast Conference. The Conference was held January twentieth at the BancorpSouth Conference Center in Tupelo, Mississippi, where over seven-hundred area citizens heard forecasts on the economy locally, state-wide, and nationally from noted speakers. This podcast features Mr. Chris Rogers, Chairman of the Community Development Foundation Board of Directors. He will be introduced by David Rumbarger, President and CEO of the Community Development Foundation.

Today’s podcast is one of four podcasts from our two-thousand ten Northeast Mississippi Economic Forecast Conference. The conference was held January twentieth at the BancorpSouth Conference Center in Tupelo, Mississippi, where over seven-hundred area citizens heard forecasts on the economy locally, state-wide, and nationally from noted speakers. This podcast features Mr. Phil Hardwick, coordinator of capacity development with the John C. Stennis Institute of Government at Mississippi State University. He will be introduced by David Rumbarger, President and CEO of the Community Development Foundation.

Today’s podcast is one of four podcasts from our two-thousand ten Northeast Mississippi Economic Forecast Conference. The Conference was held January twentieth at the BancorpSouth Conference Center in Tupelo, Mississippi, where over seven-hundred area citizens heard forecasts on the economy locally, state-wide, and nationally from noted speakers. This podcast features Dr. Loren C. Scott, president of Loren C. Scott and Associates.

Today’s podcast is one of four podcasts from our two-thousand ten Northeast Mississippi Economic Forecast Conference. The Conference was held January twentieth at the BancorpSouth Conference Center in Tupelo, Mississippi, where over seven-hundred area citizens heard forecasts on the economy locally, state-wide, and nationally from noted speakers. This podcast features a question and answer session from the audience with Dr. Loren C. Scott and Mr. Phil Hardwick that was moderated by Mr. Charles Russell of Trustmark Bank, Chairman of the two-thousand ten Northeast Mississippi Economic Forecast Conference.

Today’s podcast is from a speech delivered on February 16th, 2009. It features Shane Homan, Vice President of Economic Development for CDF. Shane spoke at the joint Annual Meeting of the Texas Economic Developers Association and Texas Rural Innovators Forum. He spoke on the functionality and history of CDF. Shane's presentation featured several videos that may be seen on our website in the Media Library.

Today's podcast features Mr. Ray McNulty, Sr. Vice President with the International Center for Leadership in Education. Mr. McNulty spoke to over 1300 Lee County and Tupelo school district educators on April 9, 2009. His topic was future trends and challenges in education including rigor and relevance.

Today’s podcast is one of four podcasts from our two-thousand nine economic forecast conference. The Conference was held January twenty-second at the BancorpSouth Conference Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Over 500 area citizens heard forecasts on the economy locally, state-wide, and nationally from noted speakers. This podcast features Dr. Phil Pepper who is the State Economist for the State of Mississippi. As the chief economist for the state, Dr. Pepper provides updates on the economy to the legislature as well as communities in the state. He serves as a member of the committee that makes tax revenue estimates for the state and assesses economic and revenue impacts from changes in the state’s tax structure.

Today’s podcast is one of four podcasts from our two-thousand nine economic forecast conference. The Conference was held January twenty-second at the BancorpSouth Conference Center in Tupelo, Mississippi, where over five-hundred area citizens heard forecasts on the economy locally, state-wide, and nationally from noted speakers. This podcast features Mr. Mitch Waycaster, Chairman of the Community Development Foundation Board of Directors. He will be introduced by David Rumbarger, President and CEO of the Community Development Foundation.

Today’s podcast is one of four podcasts from our two-thousand nine economic forecast conference. The Conference was held January twenty-second at the BancorpSouth Conference Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Over 500 area citizens heard forecasts on the economy locally, state-wide, and nationally from noted speakers. This podcast features Professor Peter Richiutti, Assistant Dean in the Freeman School of Business, at Tulane University.

The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board approved FTZ manufacturing authority for Lane, H.M. Richards, and Bauhaus USA on December 22, all of which are located within the Greater Mississippi Foreign-Trade Zone #158. This approval will not only enable these companies to maintain their in-house cut-and-sew operations, saving an estimated 950 jobs in Lee County, but will reduce the raw good cost of each company by over $1 million annually.